Description
Seymour Duncan built this neck pickup to nail the vintage Jazz Bass formula exactly — no shortcuts, no modern reinterpretation. It’s a genuine single-coil, wound the traditional way and voiced for players chasing that classic thump-and-growl tone found on countless country, blues, pop, and classic rock records.
- Hand-ground Alnico 5 magnets for a rounded, musical low end
- Moderate winding keeps the output balanced without sacrificing note clarity
- Reverse-wound design cancels hum when paired with a matching bridge pickup
- Wired with waxed cloth hookup cable for an authentic vintage feel and easy soldering
- Non-logo cover keeps the look period-correct and pedalboard-stealthy on your headstock-to-bridge aesthetic
Because the magnets are ground by hand rather than mass-produced, each unit carries the slight variation that gives vintage single-coils their character — full-bodied without getting muddy, and articulate enough to sit clearly in a busy mix. Drop it into the neck position of your Jazz Bass (or any J-style build) to bring back that warm, fingerstyle-friendly voice players have chased for decades. Pair it with the matching bridge unit and the reverse winding does its job silently in the background, keeping your rig quiet even under stage lighting and single-coil-unfriendly gear.
Whether you’re restoring a vintage-spec bass or just want your J-bass to sound like it should have from the factory, this pickup gets you there.
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